theorem mergerCurvatureCost_eq_diff {J ρ : ℝ} (hJ : 1 < J) (hJne : J ≠ 0) :
mergerCurvatureCost J ρ = curvatureKReal J ρ - curvatureKReal (J - 1) ρ := by
simp only [mergerCurvatureCost, curvatureKReal]
have hJm1 : J - 1 ≠ 0 := by linarith
have hJJm1 : J * (J - 1) ≠ 0 := mul_ne_zero hJne hJm1
field_simp [hJne, hJm1, hJJm1]
ringPaper 1, §22.5: Market Structure as CES Curvature